Thursday, April 9, 2015

Make It, Take It Blog Tour!

Krista Hennebury, or K1 as I like to call her, is one of my best far-away-turned-real-life sewing friends. As she's also mentioned, we met through Flickr groups along with my fellow blog tour buddy Krista Withers (K2) because of our shared name. I have been lucky enough to be included at Krista's incredible Loon Lake retreat in British Columbia. She has been such a good friend who both inspires me and encourages me, and I was so thrilled for her to write this book about sewing with friends. After all, she's the queen of retreats!

The project I created for Make It, Take It is the Crafter's Retreat Apron. Anyone who has sewn with me knows I am just a little bit disorganized. Really, that's a lie-- I'm incredibly disorganized. I'm always losing scissors or my phone under piles of fabric. I wear a crafter's apron to hold supplies when I sell at craft fairs, so I thought it would be a fun thing to adapt my pattern to use for sewing at retreats. This one has quite a few pockets for pens, safety pins, and maybe a candy bar. I added a swivel hook for scissors and a loop for hooking glasses. My optometrist husband says I have a good six and a half years before I'll need readers (did you know that 42 and 3 months is the average age to develop near sight problems?), but I'll be ready.

I'm excited to say that I'm giving away two copies of Make It, Take It! Martingale is providing a digital copy, and I will be providing a hard copy. Just leave one comment below-- I'll pick two winners at random on Sunday. The giveaway is closed. Congratulations to Alli and Anya!

I'm also excited to say that I can call each one of the contributors for this book my friend. Make sure to check out their blogs during the tour to learn about their projects too!Blog Tour Schedule

Love the apron! About the eyesight, I've been near-sighted all of my life, and have worn glasses since 3rd grade, but in my early 40's, I could no longer see up close or mid-range with my glasses on. I have to take my glasses OFF to read now (LOL)! Don't worry, I'm grateful - it could have been worse.

I wish we would have had a chance to do more than just say hi at QuiltCon. Love this apron--I'm definitely going to make one! And I'm also quizzing my optometrist son to see if he knows the average age of needing reading glasses. :)

disorganized?? loosing things under piles of fabric?? yes. and always!! i used to use an apron when cleaning the house with pockets for trash, etc, but never thought about using one while sewing... (or using my own pockets? oh, right, yoga pants don't have pockets!!) the projects in this book look so fun!

I am loving all the projects I have seen so far. My SIL teaches kindergarten and says this apron would be awesome for him. He needs ten pockets so he doesn't have to keep running back to his desk for stuff.

Hi Krista (1) it's wonderful to meet you too:) I so need a crafters apron and gardners apron. Your pattern is perfect. 42 is about the age I started noticing (or not) noticing the eye on my machine needle....I guess your hubby is correct. Thank you for sharing your inspiration and the E book is def a must.

My friend that is a longarmer has always worn an apron like this when sewing or long-arming. Your's is adorable! I love going to quilt retreats and being so inspired by other people's projects and just being surrounded by like-minded friends!

The apron is wonderful - practical and soooo glamorous! - and a great option for using small cuts of favorite fabrics. I'd love to make one for myself, and it will be 'top of the list' as a gift idea for creative friends.

I am really enjoying this Blog Hop and seeing all of the great projects! I like the apron and think I could adapt it for a "money apron" for having garage sales...I'm always needing a place to keep my coins for making change.

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